In conjunction with Minnesota FoodShare month, Woodbury/Peaceful Grove United Methodist Church is collecting food items and cash donations during the month of March for the Christian Cupboard food shelf in Woodbury and the Friends in Need food shelf in St Paul Park.

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The church invites everyone in the community to join in the effort to fight hunger in our local area. Donations can be dropped off at the church's Woodbury campus, 7465 Steepleview Road weekdays and on Sunday mornings from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Each week different items will be collected. For the week of March 8: canned fruits, vegetables, and soup will be collected; March 15: boxed foods (mac and cheese, potatoes, cereal, rice, pasta, sugar, salt, etc.); March 22: paper products and cleaning supplies; and March 29: ethnic foods.